Dad is going downhill fast

My dads cancer was diagnosed as spreading in December 24 and he was given 6 months, he is now very poorly, has lost weight and is very delirious.  He still knows us but is not the dad I knew so I feel I have already lost him tbh!

I don't feel as sad as I think I should as we are very close.  My own reaction concerns me as I just feel numb by it all the mind blowing suffering he is going through and the imminent end! 

I have been lucky to have dad for  59 years he's 84 but still can't imagine life without him but know he hasn't long. How can you prepare for the ultimate end ?

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  • Hello and welcome to the club that no-one ever wants to join.  It does sound like  your Dad is near to the end,  and I feel so sad for you.  The truth is that we are never truly prepared to lose those we  love, no matter how hard we try.  Please don't feel guilty that you are not feeling the way that you think you SHOULD be feeling...........grief is different for everyone.   It took a friend of mine 17 years before he was able to cry for the sister he lost.  Hold your Dad's hand and talk to him........remind him of all of the things that you did together......funny moments that he might have forgotten.  Tell him how much you love him.  This is VERY important.  My cousin still feels guilty that she never told her Dad (my uncle) how much she adored him.  You will always miss him,, but what I can tell you, having lost both my parents, is that it does get easier with time.  I am not saying that you ever COMPLETELY recover from the death of a loved one, but that raw, awful pain we feel gradually subsides in to a sad acceptance.  Once again, so sorry for you.  

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  • Hello and welcome to the club that no-one ever wants to join.  It does sound like  your Dad is near to the end,  and I feel so sad for you.  The truth is that we are never truly prepared to lose those we  love, no matter how hard we try.  Please don't feel guilty that you are not feeling the way that you think you SHOULD be feeling...........grief is different for everyone.   It took a friend of mine 17 years before he was able to cry for the sister he lost.  Hold your Dad's hand and talk to him........remind him of all of the things that you did together......funny moments that he might have forgotten.  Tell him how much you love him.  This is VERY important.  My cousin still feels guilty that she never told her Dad (my uncle) how much she adored him.  You will always miss him,, but what I can tell you, having lost both my parents, is that it does get easier with time.  I am not saying that you ever COMPLETELY recover from the death of a loved one, but that raw, awful pain we feel gradually subsides in to a sad acceptance.  Once again, so sorry for you.  

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